Megatest

				((rget)           (conc "(lambda (ht)(runconfigs-get ht \"" cmd "\"))"))
				(else "(lambda (ht)(print \"ERROR\") \"ERROR\")"))))
		;; (print "fullcmd=" fullcmd)
		(handle-exceptions
		 exn
		 (begin
		   (debug:print 0 "WARNING: failed to process config input \"" l "\"")
		   (debug:print 0 " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
		   ;; (print "exn=" (condition->list exn))
		   (set! result (conc "#{( " cmdtype ") " cmd"}")))
		 (if (or allow-system
			 (not (member cmdtype '("system" "shell"))))
		     (with-input-from-string fullcmd
		       (lambda ()
			 (set! result ((eval (read)) ht))))
		    (set! result (conc "#{(" cmdtype ") "  cmd "}"))))

					     (tests:get-testconfig test-name tconfigreg #t force-create: #t)) ;; 'return-procs)))
					    (ezstepslst (if (hash-table? testconfig)
							    (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "ezsteps" '())
							    #f)))
				       (if testconfig
					   (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-name testconfig) ;; cached for lazy reads later ...
					   (begin
					     ;; got here but there are race condiitions - re-do all setup and try one more time
					     (if (launch:setup)
					     (launch:setup)
						 (begin
						   (launch:cache-config)
						   (set! testconfig (full-runconfigs-read))) ;; redunantly redundant, but does it resolve the race?
					     (debug:print 0 "WARNING: no testconfig found for " test-name " in search path:\n  "
							  (string-intersperse (tests:get-tests-search-path *configdat*) "\n  ")))))
							  (string-intersperse (tests:get-tests-search-path *configdat*) "\n  "))))
				       ;; after all that, still no testconfig? Time to abort
				       (if (not testconfig)
					   (begin
					     (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Failed to resolve megatest.config, runconfigs.config and testconfig issues. Giving up now")
					     (exit 1)))
				       (if (not (file-exists? ".ezsteps"))(create-directory ".ezsteps"))
				       ;; if ezsteps was defined then we are sure to have at least one step but check anyway

;;     *toppath*
;;   side effects:
;;     sets; *configdat*    (megatest.config info)
;;           *runconfigdat* (runconfigs.config info)
;;           *configstatus* (status of the read data)
;;
(define (launch:setup #!key (force #f))
  (let* ((toppath  (or *toppath* (getenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))
  (let* ((runname  (common:args-get-runname))
	 (runname  (common:args-get-runname))
	 (target   (common:args-get-target))
	 (linktree (common:get-linktree))
	 (rundir   (if (and runname target linktree)(conc linktree "/" target "/" runname) #f))
	 (mtcachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (rccachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".runconfigs.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (cancreate (and rundir (file-exists? rundir)(file-write-access? rundir))))
    ;; (print "runname: " runname " target: " target " mtcachef: " mtcachef " rccachef: " rccachef)
    (if (not *toppath*)(set! *toppath* toppath)) ;; this probably is not needed?
    (cond
     ;; data was read and cached and available in *configstatus*
     ((eq? *configstatus* 'fulldata)
      *toppath*)
     ;; if mtcachef exists just read it
     ((and mtcachef (file-exists? mtcachef))
      (set! *configdat*    (configf:read-alist mtcachef))

				  environ-patt: "env-override"
				  given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
				  pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))
	(if first-pass
	    (begin
	      (set! *configdat*  (car first-pass))
	      (set! *configinfo* first-pass)
	      (set! *toppath*    (cadr first-pass))
	      (set! *toppath*    (or toppath (cadr first-pass))) ;; use the gathered data unless already have it
	      (set! toppath      *toppath*)
	      ;; the seed read is done, now read runconfigs, cache it then read megatest.config one more time and cache it
	      (let* ((keys     (rmt:get-keys))
		     (key-vals (if target (keys:target->keyval keys target) #f))
		     (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f)) ;; for runconfigs
		     (linktree (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
				   (if *configdat* (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") #f)))
		     (runconfigdat (begin
				     (setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
				     (if key-vals
					 (for-each (lambda (kt)
						     (setenv (car kt) (cadr kt)))
						   key-vals))
				     (read-config (conc *toppath* "/runconfigs.config") #f #t sections: sections))))
		(if cancreate (configf:write-alist runconfigdat rccachef))
		(set! *runconfigdat* runconfigdat)
		(if cancreate (configf:write-alist *configdat* mtcachef))
		(if cancreate (set! *configstatus* 'fulldata))))
		(let ((second-pass (find-and-read-config 
				    (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")
				    environ-patt: "env-override"
				    given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
				    pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))
		  (if cancreate (configf:write-alist (car second-pass) mtcachef))
		  (set! *configdat* (car second-pass))
		  (set! *toppath*   (cadr second-pass))
		  (if cancreate (set! *configstatus* 'fulldata)))))
		;; (let ((second-pass (find-and-read-config
		;; 		    (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")
		;; 		    environ-patt: "env-override"
		;; 		    given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
		;; 		    pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))
		;;   (if cancreate (configf:write-alist (car second-pass) mtcachef))
		;;   (set! *configdat* (car second-pass))
		;;   (set! *toppath*   (or toppath (cadr second-pass))) ;; this should be a no-op, remove it later
		;;   (if cancreate (set! *configstatus* 'fulldata)))))
	    ;; no configs found? should not happen but let's try to recover gracefully, return an empty hash-table
	    (set! *configdat* (make-hash-table))
	    )))
     ;; else read what you can and set the flag accordingly
     (else
      (let* ((cfgdat   (find-and-read-config 
			(or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")
			environ-patt: "env-override"
			given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
			pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
	     (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f))
	     (rdat     (read-config (conc (or *toppath* (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")(cadr cfgdat))
					  "/runconfigs.config") #f #t sections: sections)))
	(set! *configinfo*   cfgdat)
	(set! *configdat*    (car cfgdat))
	(set! *runconfigdat* rdat)
	(set! *toppath*      (cadr cfgdat))
	(set! *toppath*      (or toppath (cadr cfgdat)))
	(set! toppath        *toppath*)  ;; remove this sillyness later
	(set! *configstatus* 'partial))))
    ;; final house keeping
    ;; additional house keeping
    (let* ((keys     (rmt:get-keys))
	   (key-vals (if target (keys:target->keyval keys target) #f))
	   (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f)) ;; for runconfigs
	   (linktree (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
    (let* ((linktree (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
			 (if *configdat* (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") #f))))
      (if linktree
	  (if (not (file-exists? linktree))
	      (begin
		(handle-exceptions
		 exn
		 (begin